Operations
Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) is one of the world's largest iron ore producers with approximately 23 per cent of seaborne iron ore trade. RTIO has operations in Australia, Canada and Brazil with development projects in Guinea (west Africa) and India.
The group includes iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, owned by Hamersley Iron and Robe River, and managed by Pilbara Iron. The Iron Ore Company of Canada (Rio Tinto: 59 per cent), in eastern Canada was acquired in 2000. In 2005, RTIO assumed management of Rio Tinto Brasil, which wholly owns Mineração Corumbaense Reunida, known as Corumbá. The RTIO portfolio also includes the HIsmelt facility in Kwinana, Western Australia, and the Orissa (India) and Simandou (Guinea) deposits. Our head office is located in Perth, Western Australia.
Pilbara
Our Pilbara operations consist of a network of 11 mines, three shipping terminals and the largest privately owned railway in Australia.
Expansion Projects
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Expansion Projects manages major expansion projects in the Pilbara, from conceptual, through pre-feasibility and feasibility phases and into construction and commissioning.
Labrador City and Sept-Îles
Our Canadian operations consist of a mine, concentrator and pellet plant located in Newfoundland and Labrador, with port facilities in Sept-Îles, Quebec. A 418 kilometre railway links the mine to the port.
Simandou
Our Simandou project, located in eastern Guinea in west Africa, has significant resources of high grade iron ore. Rio Tinto Iron Ore is currently conducting a pre-feasibility study to assess mining and infrastructure options at Simandou.
Orissa
The Orissa project, a joint venture partnership with state-owned Orissa Mining Company, is located in eastern India. The project will focus on meeting domestic Indian demands for iron ore.
Corumbá
Our Corumbá operations in western Brazil produce about two million tonnes of lump iron ore every year. Operations include a mine and complex logistics system to bring the product to global markets.
Latest media releases
- 05 June 2009
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton announce West Australian iron ore production joint venture - 02 June 2009
Iron ore supply contracts for 2009 settled with most major Asian customers - 26 May 2009
Rio Tinto announces 2009 iron ore price settlement